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Pop rivet the backer boards together before recovering them. If you are reusing the cardboard backer boards use backing washers on the rivets (I used wide head rivets too). I recommend aluminum or stainless steel rivets to ensure no rust stains ever show through the headliner fabric.

Rich, if you want to trade me your original boards for fiberglass ones, see my "parts wanted" thread with pics. Reason for wanting to trade is that I want the most original headliner boards possible to make a pattern from. The fiberglass ones that I have are from DMCH, and have never been covered with fabric.

Pop rivet the backer boards together before recovering them. If you are reusing the cardboard backer boards use backing washers on the rivets (I used wide head rivets too). I recommend aluminum or stainless steel rivets to ensure no rust stains ever show through the headliner fabric.

Bill Robertson
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Thanks, last week I ordered an assortment of aluminum rivets & swivel-head riveter.....I'll give it a try.

Closing Plate

The master brake cylinder appears to have been leaking badly; epoxy is peeled off the closing plate and surrounding frame area. So far, I'm only finding surface rust. I'm going to use an angle grinder with a flap wheel to prep, then POR-15 and topcoat with smoke grey.

For bonus points, you could throw down some phosphoric acid over it prior to POR-15'ing it. POR-15 sells the same thing called "Metal Prep." It's also sold at Home Depot under the name "Klean Strip Prep 'n Etch."

For bonus points, you could throw down some phosphoric acid over it prior to POR-15'ing it. POR-15 sells the same thing called "Metal Prep." It's also sold at Home Depot under the name "Klean Strip Prep 'n Etch."